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June 2019
Consumers paid 0.7 per cent more in June 2019 The Health & Personal Care sector was the largest
than they did a year ago for the basket of goods contributor to the year-over-year change, increasing
and services included in the Consumer Price Index 3.7 per cent. The average cost of health insurance
(CPI). The level of inflation rose 0.4 percentage premiums continues to be a major contributor to the
points from the 0.3 per cent measured in May annual increase.
2019.
In addition, the Food and Tobacco & Liquor sectors
Between May 2019 and June 2019, the average also contributed to the rise in the annual rate of
cost of goods and services in the CPI increased 0.3 inflation, as price shifts in these sectors were 2.5 per
per cent. The all-items index was 105.7 in June. cent and 4.5 per cent, respectively.
This means that the basket of goods and services
that cost $100.00 in April 2015 now costs $105.70.
Inflation
Rate
0.7%
The compilation of SUMMARY STATISTICS
the CPI involves the Monthly Quarterly
processing of several Annual Annual
Period Index per cent Period Index per cent
thousand price Change Change
quotations. The 2018 2017
Jun 105.0 +1.6 Q1 102.3 +2.1
Department of Jul 105.4 +1.4 Q2 103.1 +1.9
Statistics wishes to Aug 104.9 +0.9 Q3 104.0 +1.8
Sept 105.3 +1.1 Q4 104.1 +1.8
acknowledge the Oct 105.2 +1.1
Nov 105.0 +0.8 2018
cooperation of the
Dec 104.9 +0.9 Q1 104.1 +1.8
business community Q2 105.0 +1.8
2019 Q3 105.2 +1.2
in supplying the
Jan 105.2 +1.3 Q4 105.0 +0.9
required price data. Feb 105.2 +1.1
Mar 105.6 +1.2 2019
Apr 106.0 +1.0 Q1 105.3 +1.2
May 105.4 +0.3 Q2 105.7 +0.7
Jun 105.7 +0.7
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BERMUDA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
MONTH-TO-MONTH ANALYSIS
Tobacco & Liquor
Health & Personal Care The Tobacco & Liquor sector increased 1.1 per
The Health & Personal Care sector rose 1.4 per cent in June. The average cost of wines rose 2.6
cent in June. The average cost of prescription and per cent.
over-the-counter medications and household
medical supplies increased 0.7 per cent and 1.0 per Fuel & Power
cent, respectively. The Fuel & Power sector advanced 0.8 per cent for
Food the month as the fuel adjustment rate edged up 2.6
The Food sector rose 1.0 per cent in June. Fuelling per cent.
the increase was the cost of roast beef (+3.8 per Clothing & Footwear
cent), canned tuna (+2.2 per cent) and breakfast
The Clothing & Footwear sector was unchanged
cereal (+1.4 per cent). In addition, the average cost
of dinning in restaurants increased 3.7 per cent. for the month.
Rent
The Rent sector dipped 0.4 per cent in June. The
average cost of properties not subject to rental
control decreased 0.8 per cent.
A) Month-to-Month Price Change B) Year-to-Year Price Change C) Particular Period Price Change
The price change between November The price change between December The price change between April 2014
and October, 2015 is calculated as 2015 and December, 2014 is calculated and January, 2016 is calculated as
Follows: as follows: follows:
Nov 15 index - Oct 15 index Dec 15 index - Dec 14 index Jan 16 index - Apr 14 index
100 100 100
Oct 15 index Dec 14 index Apr 14 index
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BERMUDA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
Household Education,
Clothing Tobacco Fuel Goods, Transport Recreation, Health &
& & & Services & & Foreign Entertain. Personal
All Items Food Rent Footwear Liquor Power Supplies Travel & Reading Care
2013
WEIGHT 1000 115 267 25 31 39 116 130 147 130
2014 +2.0 +3.1 +0.8 +2.0 +2.4 -2.4 +0.8 +1.7 +1.9 +6.7
2015 +1.5 +2.7 +0.6 +1.3 +1.2 -8.9 +2.1 -1.3 +0.9 +7.8
2016 +1.5 +1.9 +1.0 +0.4 +5.1 -3.3 +1.6 -2.2 +3.3 +4.5
2017 +1.9 +2.2 +0.1 +1.5 +7.8 +7.8 +0.5 +3.6 +2.0 +1.3
2018 +1.4 +2.1 +0.2 +1.5 +4.3 +5.8 -0.2 +0.3 +2.1 +3.1
2017
Apr +0.3 -1.1 Nil Nil +2.8 +0.5 +0.1 +1.9 +0.2 +0.2
May +0.4 +1.7 Nil Nil +4.7 +1.8 -0.1 Nil +0.1 Nil
Jun Nil +0.6 +0.1 Nil Nil +3.3 +0.2 -1.2 -0.1 Nil
Jul +0.6 +0.2 Nil +0.2 +0.7 +3.0 +0.2 +2.4 +0.1 Nil
Aug +0.1 +0.1 +0.1 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil +0.2 +0.5
Sept +0.2 -0.1 Nil Nil +0.1 +0.2 +0.1 +0.2 +0.8 Nil
Oct -0.1 +0.1 +0.1 +0.1 +0.2 Nil Nil -1.4 -0.2 +0.5
Nov +0.1 +0.1 Nil Nil +0.1 -2.1 Nil +1.2 +0.5 Nil
Dec -0.2 -0.7 Nil Nil +0.1 Nil Nil -1.4 +0.1 Nil
2018
Jan -0.2 +1.2 Nil Nil +0.3 -1.5 -0.1 -1.9 +0.1 Nil
Feb +0.3 -0.7 Nil Nil Nil Nil +0.2 +2.6 -0.1 Nil
Mar +0.2 +0.2 Nil Nil -0.2 Nil Nil +0.8 +0.5 Nil
Apr +0.6 +0.3 Nil +0.1 +0.6 Nil -1.0 +1.4 +0.4 +2.9
May +0.2 +1.0 Nil Nil +0.2 +3.8 Nil -1.2 +0.4 Nil
Jun -0.1 +0.2 Nil Nil +0.8 +1.4 Nil -1.8 -0.1 Nil
Jul +0.4 +0.1 Nil +2.5 Nil +3.9 -0.1 +1.5 -0.1 Nil
Aug -0.5 -0.3 -0.4 Nil +0.2 -1.4 +0.2 -2.3 -0.1 Nil
Sept +0.4 +0.3 Nil Nil +0.2 +1.5 +0.2 +1.3 +0.5 Nil
Oct -0.1 +0.4 +0.1 -0.1 -0.1 Nil -0.1 -1.0 Nil Nil
Nov -0.2 -0.1 +0.1 Nil Nil -0.6 Nil -1.5 -0.1 Nil
Dec -0.1 +0.3 Nil Nil +0.3 -1.8 Nil -0.3 Nil Nil
2019
Jan +0.2 +1.0 +0.5 +0.4 +0.3 Nil +0.1 -0.7 +0.1 Nil
Feb Nil -0.2 +0.5 Nil +0.2 Nil +0.1 -0.9 Nil Nil
Mar +0.4 -0.1 +0.9 Nil +0.4 Nil Nil +2.1 -0.4 -0.1
Apr +0.4 -0.2 -0.1 Nil +1.0 Nil Nil +0.4 +0.1 +2.3
May -0.6 +0.3 -2.0 Nil +0.8 +1.0 -0.2 -1.6 +0.1 Nil
Jun +0.3 +1.0 -0.4 Nil +1.1 +0.8 Nil +0.7 -0.2 +1.4
Jun ‘19 105.7 109.7 100.9 105.4 123.9 113.3 102.9 98.8 108.1 112.3
Jun ‘19
+0.7 +2.5 -0.6 +2.9 +4.5 +3.3 +0.3 -2.5 -0.1 +3.7
Jun ‘18
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BERMUDA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
Education, Recreation, Entertainment & Bermuda 1.5 1.5 1.9 1.4 +0.7
Reading United States1 0.1 1.3 2.1 2.4 +1.6
Health & Personal Care Canada2 1.1 1.4 1.6 2.3 +2.0
United Kingdom3 1.0 1.8 3.6 3.3 +2.9